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Trump is putting crucial school funding at risk by dismantling the Department of Education: See how much federal funding your school district could lose
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Cutting Medicaid to pay for low taxes on the rich is a terrible trade for American families
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Child poverty bankrupts Dr. King’s dream for economic justice
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Wage inequality fell in 2023 amid a strong labor market, bucking long-term trends: But top 1% wages have skyrocketed 182% since 1979 while bottom 90% wages have seen just 44% growth
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Access to paid sick leave continues to grow but remains highly unequal
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CEO pay declined in 2023: But it has soared 1,085% since 1978 compared with a 24% rise in typical workers’ pay
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Real median household income rose sharply in 2023—a testament to the strength of the economic recovery
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A 2023 Census data preview: Household incomes likely rose because of a strong labor market and falling inflation
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Breaking down the South’s economic underperformance: Rooted in Racism and Economic Exploitation: Part Two
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Tight labor markets are essential to reducing racial disparities and within the purview of the Fed’s dual mandate
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Waffle House strike highlights the harms of the Southern economic development model
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The evolution of the Southern economic development strategy: Rooted in Racism and Economic Exploitation: Part One
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Unbalanced labor market power is what makes technology—including AI—threatening to workers: The best “AI policy” to protect workers is boosting their bargaining position
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Data show anti-union ‘right-to-work’ laws damage state economies: As Michigan’s repeal takes effect, New Hampshire should continue to reject ‘right-to-work’ legislation
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There’s no debate: Measurable income inequality has skyrocketed in recent decades
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Wage inequality fell in 2022 because stock market declines brought down pay of the highest earners: But top 1% wages have skyrocketed 171.7% since 1979 while bottom 90% wages have seen just 32.9% growth
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The strong labor market recovery has helped Hispanic workers, but the end of economic relief measures has worsened income and poverty disparities
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Economic recovery in the Midwest: Challenges and opportunities after the pandemic
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Rooted in racism and economic exploitation: The failed Southern economic development model
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The expiration of pandemic-era public assistance measures fueled poverty increases in the majority of states (Corrected)
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New data show that access to paid sick days remains vastly unequal: Amid federal inaction, 61% of low-wage workers are without paid sick days
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CEO pay slightly declined in 2022: But it has soared 1,209.2% since 1978 compared with a 15.3% rise in typical workers’ pay
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Despite a strong labor market, the choice to allow pandemic-era public assistance programs to expire increased poverty across all racial groups in 2022
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The end of key U.S. public assistance measures pushed millions of people into poverty in 2022
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Poverty increased sharply in 2022 due to safety net cutbacks and inflation shock: Strong labor market signals a better 2023
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2022 Census data preview: Poverty rates expected to increase as high inflation and the loss of safety net programs overshadow labor market improvements
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What to know about this summer’s strike activity: What’s spurring the rise in labor actions?
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Chasing the dream of equity: How policy has shaped racial economic disparities
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Iowa governor signs one of the most dangerous rollbacks of child labor laws in the country: 14 states have now introduced bills putting children at risk
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Broad child poverty data for the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander population don’t tell the whole economic story